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DBT Updates (WC 11 August)

Subsidy control rules: key requirements for public authorities Page summary: A quick guide for public authorities to help understand the UK subsidy control rules established under the Subsidy Control Act 2022 and how they apply in practice. Change made: Guidance updated to reflect increase in SSoPI threshold from £10 million to £25 million as set out in the Subsidy Control…
Ben Kemp
August 14, 2025
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DSIT Updates (WC 11 August)

DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates Page summary: This series brings together all documents relating to DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates. Change made: Updated descriptions of statistics to reflect the updated naming of accredited official statistics and the status of Economic Estimates Employment as official statistics in development. Time updated: 2:22pm, 4 August 2025 Adoption of trust services: call for views Page summary:…
Ben Kemp
August 14, 2025
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DHSC Updates (WC 11 August)

NHS begins rollout of world-first gonorrhoea vaccine programme Page summary: NHS and local authorities begin rollout of world-first gonorrhoea vaccination programme across the country. Change made: First published. Time updated: 7:32am, 4 August 2025 Transforming the UK clinical research system: August 2025 update Page summary: An update on progress the government has made to implement the Lord O’Shaughnessy review of…
Ben Kemp
August 14, 2025
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MHRA Updates (WC 11 August)

Public advised to stop using certain non-sterile alcohol-free wipes Page summary: Due to risk of infection, non-sterile alcohol-free wipes are not appropriate for the treatment of injuries, wounds or on broken skin, nor for cleaning of intravenous lines. Change made: First published. Time updated: 2:00pm, 4 August 2025 COVID-19 test validation approved products Page summary: Find out which COVID-19 test…
Ben Kemp
August 14, 2025
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PIC: Export and import of hazardous chemicals

Notifying exports of PIC chemicals for 2026 Companies should notify their exports to HSE as the GB PIC Designated National Authority (DNA) HSE invites companies to submit notifications for exports of chemicals in the GB PIC list that are expected to take place during 2026. The GB PIC Regulation requires the first export of a listed chemical in any calendar…
Ben Kemp
August 14, 2025
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Media Monitoring: 7th – 13th August

  AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds Artificial intelligence tools used by more than half of England’s councils are downplaying women’s physical and mental health issues and risk creating gender bias in care decisions, research has found. The study found that when using Google’s AI tool “Gemma” to generate and summarise the same case…
Ben Kemp
August 13, 2025
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Invite ICBs and NHS Trusts to take part in Value Based Procurement Standard Guidance pilot

As members may have noticed, the Fit for the Future: The 10 Year Health Plan for England and the Life Sciences Sector Plan commits the publication of the national VBP standard guidance in early Spring 2026. To evaluate the draft standard guidance before national rollout, DHSC has invited Trusts and ICBs to take part in the piloting phase running from September…
Ben Kemp
August 13, 2025
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MHRA co-authors report detailing untapped potential of vaginal microbiome testing

A new review, released last week and co-authored by the MHRA, has concluded that diagnostic testing of the vaginal microbiome could transform women's health. These tests could provide more accurate and earlier diagnoses of multiple conditions such as bacterial vaginosis, STIs, endometriosis, and gynaecological cancers. Many can be employed at the point-of-care or be self-administered, making them faster, more convenient…
Ben Kemp
August 13, 2025
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NICE releases consultation on updated HealthTech Programme Manual

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has opened a public consultation inviting feedback from external stakeholders on planned revisions to its HealthTech programme manual. These revisions outline the methodologies that the HealthTech programme will follow when producing guidance. A major change is the introduction of formalised procedures for reviewing technologies already in use within the NHS, referred…
Ben Kemp
August 13, 2025
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National women’s health survey on UTI and prenatal screening urine tests launched

Precision urine specimen collection company and BIVDA member Forte Medical has launched a national survey to explore women’s experiences around Urinary Tract Infection and Prenatal Screening urine tests. The survey is designed to tease out issue around hygiene, dignity, repeat tests, antibiotic prescribing and side effects, repeat prescribing and more. If you, or a woman you know, have provided urine…
Ben Kemp
August 13, 2025
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